Saturday, March 31, 2018

MLS 2018 Week 5

A new weekend of soccer awaits, with one game on Friday leading it off. We begin with...

Toronto FC hosting Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Clint Irwin protect the nets. Toronto led off in the twenty-third minute with a Jozy Altidore penalty kick goal. Toronto saw yellow cards for Sebastian Giovinco and Altidore in the thirty-fifth minute, both for fouls. Kyle Beckerman of Salt Lake had a yellow card for his fortieth minute foul. Toronto added on in the forty-fifth minute with an Altidore goal, set up by Ashtone Morgan and Giovinco. Jonathan Osorio of Toronto took a yellow card for time wasting in the sixty-second minute. Demar Phillips of Real received a yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul. Salt Lake got on the board in the eighty-second minute on a Corey Baird goal, coming off of Jefferson Savarino. Morgan of Toronto took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the eighty-sixth minute. Toronto iced it at 3-1 with a Tosaint Ricketts goal in stoppage time. The man of the match was Altidore for his brace.

Ten more games begin on Saturday, with Orlando City SC hosting the New York Red Bulls in the first one. Luis Robles and Joe Bendik are the keepers. New York began in the seventh minute with a Florian Valot goal, via Alejandro Romero Gamarra and Marc Rzatkowski. Orlando City tied it on a Will Johnson goal in the fifteenth minute, coming off of Justin Meram and Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls regained the lead on a Derrick Etienne goal in the twenty-fourth minute, passed from Valot. Orlando City evened it again with a Dominic Dwyer goal in the twenty-sixth minute, assisted by Yoshimar Yotun. Aurelien Collin of New York received a yellow card in the thirty-eighth minute for persistent infringement. Orlando City pulled ahead with a Dwyer goal in the forty-eighth minute, his second of the game, made possible by Mohamed El-Munir. Romero Gamarra of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. Lamine Sane of Orlando City took a yellow card for his sixtieth minute foul. New York tied it again in the eighty-second minute with an Aaron Long goal, guided in by Rzatkowski. Orlando City pulled ahead with a Josue Colman goal, set up by Scott Sutter. Yotun of Orlando City received a yellow card for dissent in stoppage time. The final held at 4-3, with the man of the match being Dwyer for his brace.

In Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC welcomes the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Zack Steffen are the gloved men. Marcel de Jong of Vancouver had a yellow card for his tenth minute foul. Columbus opened in the twenty-ninth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal. Brek Shea of the Whitecaps tied it with his fifty-first minute goal. Milton Valenzuela of the Crew had a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-sixth minute. Vancouver took the lead with a seventy-eighth minute Kei Kamara goal, made possible by Felipe and Alphonso Davies. Felipe of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. The final held at 2-1, with the man of the match being Kamara.

Out in California, the Los Angeles Galaxy bring in Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and David Bingham play in goal. LAFC started in the fifth minute with a Carlos Vela goal, via Steven Beitashour. LAFC added on with a twenty-sixth minute Vela goal, assisted by Diego Rossi and Marco Urena. LAFC extended the lead as Daniel Steres of the Galaxy committed an own goal in the forty-eighth minute. The Galaxy got on the board with a Sebastian Lletget goal, coming off of Servando Carrasco. The Galaxy pulled closer with a Chris Pontius goal, helped along by Emmanuel Boateng in the seventy-third minute. The Galaxy tied it with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal in the seventy-seventh minute, set up by Steres. Ibrahimovic took a yellow card for excessive celebration after his goal. The Galaxy won 4-3 in stoppage time on another Ibrahimovic goal, made possible by Ashley Cole and Baggio Husidic. Ibrahimovic was the man of the match for his game-winning brace.

Back east, the Chicago Fire host the Portland Timbers to begin an MLS/NWSL doubleheader. Jake Gleeson and Richard Sanchez man the nets for the mens' sides. Portland struck first in the sixth minute with a Diego Valeri goal, via Sebastian Blanco. Chicago's Aleksandar Katai took a yellow card for a twelfth minute foul. The Fire tied it on a fiftieth minute Nemanja Nikolic goal, coming off of Brandon Vincent and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The Timbers' Valeri had a yellow card for a fifty-second minute foul. Portland gained the lead with a Blanco goal in the fifty-fifth minute, set up by Andres Flores. Chicago retied it on a Vincent goal in the eighty-fourth minute, courtesy of Schweinsteiger. The final stayed at 2-2, with the man of the match being Blanco.

Next up, Minnesota United FC welcomes Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Matthew Lampson are in the six-yard boxes. Atlanta saw a yellow card for Leandro Gonzalez Pirez in the first minute for a foul. Atlanta was first to score when Minnesota's Francisco Calvo committed an own goal in the third minute. Atlanta went down to ten men when Gonzalez Pirez took a second yellow card for a foul in the thirty-eighth minute, sealing his ejection. Guzan took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time for Atlanta. Minnesota's Calvo saw his night get worse with a yellow card for a foul two minutes later. Atlanta won 1-0, with Guzan the man of the match for a three-save clean sheet.

In California, the San Jose Earthquakes bring in New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Andrew Tarbell are between the posts. San Jose began in the third minute with a Yefferson Quintana goal, via Magnus Eriksson. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for a twenty-ninth minute foul. New York City saw a yellow card given to Ebenezer Orofi in the forty-first minute. New York City tied it on an Anton Tinnerholm goal, passed from Maximiliano Moralez in the forty-ninth minute. New York City took the lead with a Moralez goal, helped along by Ismael Tajouri in the sixtieth minute. New York City racked up yellow cards for fouls by Alexander Callens in the sixty-seventh minute, Yangel Herrera in the seventy-fourth minute, Tinnerholm in the eighty-ninth minute, and Moralez's time wasting in stoppage time. The man of the 2-1 match was Moralez.

Southeast to Texas, where the Houston Dynamo host the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Chris Seitz are the goalies. New England led off in the fifteenth minute with a Teal Bunbury goal, via Cristian Penilla and Luis Caicedo. Houston went down to ten men in the thirty-fifth minute when DaMarcus Beasley denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity, earning a red card. The Revolution had yellow cards for a Gabriel Somi foul in the fifty-second minute and time wasting by Diego Fagundez in the sixty-fourth minute. The Dynamo saw Adolfo Machado receive a yellow card for his sixty-ninth minute foul. New England added on in the seventy-first minute with a Penilla goal, set up by Somi. Houston's Alejandro Fuenmayor had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. The final stood at 2-0, with Penilla earning man of the match honors.

Up in Missouri, Sporting Kansas City welcomes DC United. David Ousted and Tim Melia tend the nets. Kansas City opened in the third minute with a Felipe Gutierrez goal, assisted by Khiry Shelton. This held up for the entire game for a 1-0 win, with Gutierrez named man of the match.

Westward again to Colorado, as the Rapids bring in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Tim Howard guard the woodwork. Colorado had a yellow card for a forty-eighth minute foul by Jack Price. The Rapids got going in the fifty-third minute with a Dominique Badji goal, assisted by Tommy Smith and Price. Colorado added on with another Badji goal in the sixty-first minute. The Rapids had yellow cards for a Joham Blomberg handball in the sixty-third minute and time wasting by Dillon Serna in the sixty-ninth minute. Colorado's Badji completed his hat trick in the eighty-seventh minute to produce the 3-0 final score. Badji was the clear-cut man of the match.

Finally, the Seattle Sounders FC host the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Stefan Frei are the above-average keepers. Seattle went down to ten men in the fortieth minute when Kelvin Leerdam received a straight red card for violent conduct. Montreal's Daniel Lovitz took a yellow card on the same play. Ken Krolicki of the Impact had a yellow card for his forty-seventh minute foul. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the sixtieth minute with a Jeisson Vargas goal, via Ignacio Piatti. Roman Torres of the Sounders had a yellow card for a seventy-first minute foul. Samuel Piette of the Impact took a yellow card for persistent infringement in the eighty-third minute. Montreal held on to win 1-0, with Vargas the man of the match.

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